Canadian drinkers get 10% of their daily calories from alcohol, study finds

Researcher calls for nutrition and calorie labels on alcohol

The average Canadian alcohol drinker gets more than 10 per cent of their daily calories from booze, according to a new study out of the University of Victoria, leaving some people wanting to know exactly what they’re consuming.

Adam Sherk, the post-doctoral fellow at the university’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR) who led the study, has dedicated a lot of his time to studying alcohol.

But he says he was surprised to learn just how calorie heavy boozing can be.